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v advantages: and they have retired from his Majesty’s service:
» do his utmost to establish their cause in the public favour,
. #od the Catholics will feel, that as Mr. Pitt cguld not concur
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» Same time, feel it to be their indispensible duty to oppose any
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NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1826.
AND WILL PREVAIL,»
NO. 20.
IRELAND :
PROSPECT OF EMANCIPATION HELD OUT TO THE IRISH
: . CATHOLICS AT THE TIME OF THE UNION. .
That a prospect of emancipation was held out to the Irish
Catholics to induce them to support the measure of the Union,
seems to be undeniable. : “
,_ 1. When Mr, Pitt proposed the articles of Union, to the House
‘vf Commons, he thus expressed himself. , ‘‘ No man can say,
that in the present state of things, and while Ireland remains a
‘separate kingdom, full concessions can be made to the Catho-
ics without endangering the state, and shaking the Constitution
tothe centre.” Is not this saying, that after the Union should
have taken place, full concessions to [reland might be made
without danger? Would not the Catholics necessarily under-
stand that these concessions would then be made?
2. Such was the language of the Minister who proposed the
Union. _ What is the language of the act of the, Union? That
every one of the Lords and Cominons of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom, and every member of the United Kingdom,
in the first and every succeeding Parliament shall, until the
Parliament of the United Kingdom otherwise provide, take the
oaths. now provided to be taken.” Is not this an explicit inti-
mation that a change of oaths, after the Union, in favour of the
Catholics was then contemplated, that a sure and certain hope
of it was beld out to them .
3. How did Mr. Pitt himself understand the terms of the con-
cessions? “Let this be answered in his own words.. "When he
explained the cause and motives of his memorable resignation,
he thus expressed himself. “1andsome of my c es in
office did feel it incumbent upon us to propose a measure on the
part of Government, which ,under the circumstances of the
Union so happily effected between the two countries, we thought
of great public importance, and necessary to complete the be-
nefits likely to result from the measure. We feit this opinion
80 strongly, that when we met with circumstances which ren-
dered it impossible for us (o propose it as a measure of Govern-
tent, we felt it er ‘ally inconsistent with our duty and our ho-
nourany longer turemain a part of the Government. ‘What
may be the opinions of others I know not, but I beg to have it
understood to be a measure which, if | had remained in Go-
.¥ernment, [ must have proposed.” Does not Mr. Pitt unequi-
vocally avow, in these words, that he was bound in honour to
Propose the Emancipation of the Catholics 7 1
4. We shall now present our readers with the, written com-
Taunications which, at the time of which we are now speaking,
were made by Mr. Pitt and Lord Cornwallis, and officially deli-
vered by the Lord Castlereagh, afterwards the Earl of London-
ferry, to Dr. Troy, the Catholic Archbishop in Dnblin.
MR. PITT, TO LORD CORNWALLIS. Me
“ The leading part of his Mujesly’s Ministers finding insur-
mountable obstacles to the bringing forward measures of conces-
sion to the Catholic body whilst in office, have felt it impossible
to continue in administration under the inability to propose it,
with the circumstances necessary to carry the measure with allits
is tine of conduct as most likely to contribute to
its ultimate success. “The Catholic body will therefore see how
‘much their future hopes must depend upon strengthening their
cause by good conduct in the mean time; they will prudently
consider their prospects as arising from the persons who now
espouse their interests, and compare them with those which
they could look to from any other quarter; they may with con-
fidence rely on the zealous support of all those who retire, and
of many who remain in office, ‘when it can be given with a
Prospect of success. may be assured that Mr. Pit will
and prepare their for
wa nally attaining their objects,
fo
in a hopeless attempt to force it now, that he must at all times
Fepress with the same decision as if he held an adverse opinion,
“ny unconstitutional conduct in the Catholic body.”
h can, 'b
“ppressors of their wishes,
ples, or to raise an argument. for resisting their claims; but
that by their prudent and exemplary demeanour they will afford
Additional grounds to the growing number of their advocates
{0 enforce their claims on proper occasions, until their objects
can be finally and advantageously attained.”
The sentiments of a sincere friend (i. e. Marquis Corn-
Wallis) tothe Catholic claims. .
“Ifthe Catholics should now proceed to violence, or enter-
fain any ideas ol gaining their object by convulsive measures,
or forming assdciations with mea of Jacobinical principles, they
iwust of course lose the support and aid of those who have sacri-
ficed their own situations in their cause, but who would, at the
thing tending ta confusion.”
pledged not to embark in the service of government, except on the
terms of the Catholic privileges being obtained, it is to be hoped
that on balancing the advantages and disadvantages of their si-
tuation, they would prefer a quiet and peaceable demeanour to
any line of conduct of an opposite description.”
» 6, In the debate in the Housé of Commons on the petition of
the Irish Catholics, on. Wednesday, May 25, 1808, Mr, Elliot
thus expressed himself: ‘I do not rise for the purpose of enter-
‘ing iato any discussion on the general topic; but in consequence
of what has fallen from my noble friend opposite, (Lord Castle-
reagh) merely to advert to the. circumstances of the Unioa, of
which | may be supposed to have some official knowledge, aud
of the nature of the expectations held out to the Catholics, ia
order to conciliate their acquiescence in that measure. ‘My no-
ble. friend has said, that no pledge was given to the Catholics
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» thattheir fuil emancipation was to be the immediate consequenc:
of this’ measure, in consideration of their support. | It is true,
indeed, that no bond was given to the Catholics on that point,
but there were certainly; expectations, and something like pro-
mises held out to them, which in my mind ought to be more
binding than’a bond. ‘And so strongly was this idea felt by m
noble friend, and my right honourable friend (Mr, Canning,)
and by a right honourable gentleman, now no more (Mr. Pitt,)
that they quitted office because they could not carry the mea-
sure, and when upon Mr. Pitt's retura to office, he opposed the
going into the committee, it was not from any objection to the
measure, but to the time.”
7. Finally, Lord Castlereagh, in his speech in the year
1819, notices, “the political incorporation of Catholics and
Protestants, ‘which, upon certain principles was’ in contem-
plation by Mr, Pitt, and those who acted with him at the time
of the Union.” , .
We shall not say one word on the above statement but leave
it to the world to judge how far the Br
thy of trust, and whether she has kept faith with the Catholics
of Ireland. , ’ Ed..T. Teller.
_# CASE OF REAL DISTRESS.
From the Dublin Register. . “
Sir, .~ ~~ Mullingar, Jan, 26, 1826.
Ata time when methodistical fanaticism and swaddiing cant
would express their sanctimonious concern for the conversion
of the unfortunate and benighted Irish to that pure. form of
faith professed and explained so amiably by Dr. Magee—while
the pretty fingers of my Lady are distributing for the
me pious purpose her innocent tracts of ** Jack and the
Priest,” and “ Larry.’at Confession”—~and while Caledonian
Apostles come down from their hilis echoing at the Irish hovel
the ‘‘yoe he voe,” of conversion—under these circumstances it
may not be improper to state a fact, for their edification, which
=
be im
has occurred in this town a few days ago, and which will inform
them pretty plainly how much they have to expect on the score
of proselytism from the blindness or easy pliancy of an Irish
peasant. :
Oo last Thursday (our market day), at an hour when the
erowds became throngest in the streets, a general huzza from
an immense congregated multitude announced the sudden oc-
currence of something unusually strange and interesting. At
first, thought I, this mast be a rope-dancer, ‘exhibiting the mul-
tifarious graces of “ the light fantastic toe,’' or a lottery man
probably distributing to the children of Fortunatus their happy
shares of ‘‘ buttons,” “ buckles, ‘ knives,” and “razors; or
again, they may be dancing dogs, whose fantastic evolutions
might elicit those uproarious effusions of mirth, which at the
moment from ten thousand voices broke laughingly together,—
However, to satisfy. myself as to the real cause #1 the meeting
of this clamorous assembly, I hastened without loss of time to
the spot, and forming a dot in the periphry of the multitudinous
circle, ] beheld, tormy unutterable. surprise—not the lottery-
man, nor the dancers, human or canine—but, * tell it- not in
Gath,” a very Bibleman breathing the tender symphonies of his
“ piping treble” into the deaf and laughing consciences of ten
thousand Papists. For the edification of the “Saints’.I shall
beg to describe the appearance of this evangelical Roscius, for
where the object is interesting | love to be particular. I shall
first begin with his position. There were two market cars hired
atAhe moment for the elevation of the preacher, and fixed with
their shafts uppermost, (like a temporary gallows) two yards
distant from each other, on which were placed four three inch
deals; and on which again was superimposed this sable emi-
grant of pragmatical evangelicity. His age might have been
about fifty—broad, brawny, and retaining inthe gravity of his
visage the happy mixture of sepulchral paleness with the deep-
er tinge of safiron or bronze. He had on’ his head (I suppose
in compliment to his auditory) a black woollen tiara, which, if
he required concealment like Midas, would have effectually an-
swered the purpose. A large black mantle of stug’(resembling
in some respects the materief of his oration,) floated “ in many
a holy fold” around the corpulent stature of this reverend per-
son—while his right hand “ ever and anou,” escaping from the
sanctuary of his mantle, waved many a flourish in pantomimic
be, ot the other hand, should. the Catholics be sensible of the
nefits they possess, by having so many charactersef eminence
24 8
energy, to the deafening clamour of popular vociferation. That
itish government is wor- | j
ble—so that he made up in violence of action what he lost by
being totally inaudible, It was not with the Westmeath rustica
as with the careless portion of the flock belonging to the Vicar
of the “* Deserted Village,” when _ : wot
” © Those who came to scoff remained to pray.”
No it was quite, the reverse in this instance, for
_., “Those who came to laugh, now laugh’d the more.”
“ Now comes the tug of war”—and evident impatience, after
the first twenty minutes had elapsed, seemed all in: ent
to animate the populace, and’ with a simultaneous, impulse of
the spirit, they rose collectively tothe platform, chanting at the
same time, an “Lo triumpbe,” probably to the shade of Wesley.
The holy man his planks now separated
in gurgite.” Vesto. “And it Was amusing in the extreme, to be-
hold the harmless triumph he reluctantly received, mounted and
twining on the dense surface of the moving crowd. Jn short,
uninjured and safe, he was conducted through the principal
streets, where, by particular desire of the Police, he was landed
safe at his lodgings, and restored again to the sympathies of
his afflicted brethren.: It is but right to assure the public that
t ntleman has suffered no manner of injury from the res-
pectful violence of the Papists. His tiara is, I understand, mis~
sing ; a circumstance which [ am happy to learn has proved the
shop-lifting story a forgery. I should have added that his trow-
sers met rather an unpleasant accident by the business, having
received a slight incision from the hip tothe knee, but is, un-
derstand, likely to do well under the inspection of a skilful and
vigilant tailor. This latter accident was the result of a loving
squeeze from a Sononian rustic. 8
cated ginger-bread standings, which, like every thing earthly,
had yielded to the press of circumstances, have through the ace
tivity of the Police, and that of our. worthy Seneschal, been per-
fectly restored to their original order. \. Does this story, ridieue
as as it may appear, need the elucidations ofa comment? he
unfortunate Irish, it is this tenacity to your faith that is the
“ gaul and wormweod” to your enemies. Ye Butterworths and
Magees, read in this story, the condemnation of your proselyt~
ing stratagems! Eheu!hinc Lacrywe! ~ s F.
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et IRISH MINES.
We learn with very great satisfaction, that the extensive do~
mains of the Right Hon,:Countess of Antrim, and Edmund
M‘Donnell, Esq, are immediately to be wrought, with reference
to their mineral ‘productions, under® the direction of some emi-
nent and distinguished English capitalists. To vs, who are ac-
quainted with the geological productions of the vast district of
country herein included, having a larger superficial extent thar
the entire of the Isle of Mao, nearly 200,000 English acres, the
first is, in our view, of the greatest possible importance,’: Ca-
pital and enterprise are alone required to bring to light, the vast
resources of Ireland. *In these domains, which have been in
the possession of the noble ‘family -of Antrim, for a period ex-
with coal, limestoné, alabaster, beautiful white marble, and mar-
ble of different colours; also porphyry marble, free-stone, the
choicest puttery clays, ochres, and clay of various descriptions
for. porcelain and other uses. Specimens of the white marble
have been submitted to the examination of some of his majes-
ty’s architects. It is found to be rather imperfect in the upper
stratum, but we apprehend that the opinion of pure white sta-
tuary marble being found, when the mines are opened to a suf
ficient depth, will be fully confirmed, for such we know to be
the fact in Italy and the Mediterranean states, whence statuary
Norway, Sweden, and even Russia, have sup|
marble, and we see nothing in the actual position of I
favourable to the existence of this beautiful material-
| ing of the marble quarries in this country, Wil,
greatest importance. By improvements In machinery,
can now be sawed and polished
sure. «A steam engine of thirty horse Pp fc
of producing, within twelve hours,a greater quantity of wrought
marble, in sawing and polishing for pilastres, &c. than can be
effected by one hundred workmen, under the old process and
manual labour in the same space of t
chinery brought into effect on the marble quarries known to ex-
ist here in inexhaustible abundance, must produce wealth to the
roprietors, and tiches to the country, Lot
" Were it within our province to enter into detail wpon the sub-
ject, we should be gratified in doing so. « The inhabitants of the
northern part of this kingdom, are known te be of a more ac-
tive oharacter than is exemplified in the habits of our neigh-
bours in the south; still they stand in need of enterprising ant
Stirring capitalists amongst them. The annual importation of
coals from the colleries of Seotland and England, which pd
bably exceeds 150,000 tons, delivered every year on the shotes
of the county of Antrim, at so great an expense, and therein
operating as a serious drawback on the’ rising manofactories- js
in evidence of this fact. Very valuable mines of coal exist op
the Antrim estate, and when sufficiently worked, as they no.
ower, is found capable
he could be heard cven by one individual was utterly impossi-
” :
doubt will be now, inust produce the most favourable results. to
“ apparent rari,nantes |
The tent wattles, and dislo- *
ceeding six hundred years, are found the valuable ores of cop~
per, lead and iron ;,the latter in the greatest possible abundance ;,
marble is annually shipped, in such large quantities to England. .
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